diff --git a/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile b/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile
index 1500a2cda79..6ad44a9acf1 100644
--- a/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile
@@ -151,6 +151,33 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--$(if $(CONFIG_WOLFSSL_HAS_ECC448),enable,disable)-curve448 \
 	--$(if $(CONFIG_WOLFSSL_HAS_OPENVPN),enable,disable)-openvpn
 
+define Package/libwolfsslcpu-crypto/preinst-aarch64
+#!/bin/sh
+exec >&2
+printf "[libwolfsslcpu-crypto] Checking for Arm v8-A Cryptographic Extension support: "
+if [ -n "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ]; then
+    printf "...[offline]... "
+    eval "$$(grep '^DISTRIB_TARGET=' "$${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/openwrt_release")"
+    echo "$${DISTRIB_TARGET}" | grep '^bcm27xx/.*' > /dev/null && {
+	echo "not supported"
+	echo "Error: Target $${DISTRIB_TARGET} does not support Arm Cryptographic Extension."
+	echo "Install the regular libwolfssl package instead of libwolfsslcpu-crypto."
+	exit 1
+    }
+else
+    grep -q '^Features.*\baes\b' /proc/cpuinfo || {
+	echo "not supported"
+	echo "Error: Arm v8-A Cryptographic Extension not supported."
+	echo "Install the regular libwolfssl package instead of libwolfsslcpu-crypto."
+	echo "Contents of /proc/cpuinfo:"
+	cat /proc/cpuinfo
+	exit 1
+    }
+fi
+echo OK
+exit 0
+endef
+
 ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),regular)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--$(if $(CONFIG_WOLFSSL_HAS_AFALG),enable,disable)-afalg \
@@ -160,9 +187,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 else ifdef CONFIG_aarch64
     CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-armasm
     TARGET_CFLAGS:=$(TARGET_CFLAGS:-mcpu%=-mcpu%+crypto)
-    WOLFSSL_NOASM_REGEX:=^bcm27xx/.*
-    Package/libwolfsslcpu-crypto/preinst=\
-	$(subst @@WOLFSSL_NOASM_REGEX@@,$(WOLFSSL_NOASM_REGEX),$(file <preinst.arm-ce))
+    Package/libwolfsslcpu-crypto/preinst=$(Package/libwolfsslcpu-crypto/preinst-aarch64)
 else ifdef CONFIG_TARGET_x86_64
 	CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-intelasm
 endif
diff --git a/package/libs/wolfssl/preinst.arm-ce b/package/libs/wolfssl/preinst.arm-ce
deleted file mode 100644
index d6e29962695..00000000000
--- a/package/libs/wolfssl/preinst.arm-ce
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-exec >&2
-printf "[libwolfsslcpu-crypto] Checking for Arm v8-A Cryptographic Extension support: "
-if [ -n "${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ]; then
-    printf "...[offline]... "
-    eval "$(grep '^DISTRIB_TARGET=' "${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/openwrt_release")"
-    ### @@WOLFSSL_NOASM_REGEX@@ is expanded from WOLFSSL_NOASM_REGEX in the Makefile
-    echo "${DISTRIB_TARGET}" | grep '@@WOLFSSL_NOASM_REGEX@@' > /dev/null && {
-	echo "not supported"
-	echo "Error: Target ${DISTRIB_TARGET} does not support Arm Cryptographic Extension."
-	echo "Install the regular libwolfssl package instead of libwolfsslcpu-crypto."
-	exit 1
-    }
-else
-    grep -q '^Features.*\baes\b' /proc/cpuinfo || {
-	echo "not supported"
-	echo "Error: Arm v8-A Cryptographic Extension not supported."
-	echo "Install the regular libwolfssl package instead of libwolfsslcpu-crypto."
-	echo "Contents of /proc/cpuinfo:"
-	cat /proc/cpuinfo
-	exit 1
-    }
-fi
-echo OK
-exit 0